Posted on 05/24/2016 12:49:36 PM PDT by UMCRevMom@aol.com
Washington State holds its Republican primary on Tuesday, and with one candidate left in the race, there's not too much drama about the outcome. But in a twist — and what would the 2016 race be without a twist? — 40 of Washington's 41 delegates selected Saturday to attend the Republican National Convention in July are Ted Cruz partisans. Cruz supporters outnumbered Donald Trump supporters at the state GOP convention in Pasco, and they were better organized, pushing through the Cruz slate of delegates over occasional protests from Trump backers, who noted repeatedly that Cruz is no longer in the race.
Among the Trump supporters who did not get elected a national delegate is Trump state campaign chairman Don Benton, a Washington State senator. Benton predicted that the Cruz delegates will come around to supporting Trump — in fact, ACCORDING TO STATE PARTY RULES, they have to VOTE FOR TRUMP at the convention, assuming Trump wins the primary on Tuesday. But the Republicans in Washington State are not yet unified, The Seattle Times reports, and several candidates for statewide office are either studiously not saying if they will support Trump, like gubernatorial candidate Bill Bryant, or saying they won't. "Do you think I enjoy this? Not supporting the nominee?" said Chris Vance, a GOP candidate for U.S. Senate. "It's unpleasant."
I didn't know he was in Mexico. Did they take the kids? DON'T THOSE GIRLS EVER ATTEND SCHOOL ? ( I don't know about public schools in Texas, but private schools didn't get out until last Friday, in Texas! )
His drooling sycophants are obviously still delusional.
Read the article.....Trump supporters DID show up and were out voted, re delegates. :-(
“Cruz is positioning himself as Plan B if somehow Trump does not obtain the nomination, simply as a contingency.”
Back when Limbaugh still had some reasoning ability, he predicted that some would refuse to acknowledge that Trump was the nominee, even as late as October.
“This has zero to do with the nomination and everything to do with the platform.”
TPP, GS, and soccer balls for Mexicans?
Wow, no hyperbole there, huh?
This nonsense makes as much sense as your typical islamic numbskull thinking they get some virgins for killing people. Complete and total moronic actions based on retardness.
They are either retards, morons, inbred or all the above.
“The fact that Cruz can do this proves that Trump is not doing his job. Note: I voted for Trump.”
Nope. Those delegates had it set in stone probably before
Trump ever announced. Nothing and nobody would change their minds, just like no one would make me change from Trump to Cruz. That is just how it is.
I had the option on my ballot of voting for Trump, Cruz, or Kasich. I could also write someone in. I voted for Cruz because it would be the only opportunity to do so. There have been no arms twisted here, no ads run, no campaign stops. Cruz has had this state locked up from the beginning and people are still loyal to his campaign here. That’s all this is and each individual is still entitled to vote for the person they think is best for the job. So far, that right has not been taken from anyone. Cruz actually won the state a while back during the caucuses before he stopped his campaign. The primary today is nothing more than a beauty pageant.
Why did you do this? I resent your attempt to continue to spread dissent.
The Hamburglar could more easily win the national election than Cruz. He was born in Canada which means a lot to a true Constitutional Patriot. Give it up finally. You statement sounds foolish and nefarious.
Ted may be out of the race, but he’s still in there cheating.
I loathe and abhor him and his dysfunctional family! May they all get what's due them and in spades; soon !
>>these Trump people sure seem to be angry
First: If you are NOT a “Trump People”, then honor the site owner’s request and “TAKE IT ELSEWHERE”
Why are some people “angry”? Years of being lied to by people PRETENDING to be conservatives, when in actuality they were globalists PRETENDING to be conservative, in order to fool some conservatives. THAT’S WHY.
>>Why are you all so perpetually angry when your guy already won?
From your statement above, it is clear that “our guy” is not “your guy”. Again, TAKE IT ELSEWHERE.
We do not “trash former opponents”. We state TRUTH, exposing them for who they are. That is called being “ever vigilant”, as our Founding Fathers advised us to be.
??Shouldn’t we be trying to unify the party...
All Cruz supporters ARE and ALWAYS were welcome to hop on board the Trump Train. The train is moving in the direction of saving this once great nation. The Cruz train was moving in the OPPOSITE direction.
It is incumbant upon Cruz supporters who are genuine patriots to make the move toward us. Paid political agitators persist in perpetuating Cruz as a conservative. Real patriots have realized who he is long ago. They have and will continue to rebuke him for who he really is.
>>What more do you all want?
What more do we want? It would be nice to show respect for Jim’s guidelines for posting, and not use his website to further agitate. TAKE IT ELSEWHERE.
Thank you.
HAHAHAHA! That’s funny, now anyone who doesn’t love Trump is a minion of the devil. And I bet the same person is just dying for party unification with such demons as Cruz supporters.
Well said, FRiend.
[TC hasn’t crushed anything other then his reputation.]
yep
“Oily Felito is not from Texas. He is from Canada. He is a carpetbagger operating from and leeching off of Texas, like the Mexican George Prescott Bush.”
I still think less of Texas for electing that smarmy dope in the first place.
But it isn’t true...so HOW can it be “funny” ?
Why would we want to jump on a train with people who call us Lucifer’s minions? I may yet vote for Trump if he wins the nomination (even though he is not a conservative)and am starting warm to the idea. But believe me if I do, I will not be jumping on any train with the likes of people like you.
And, $150,000,000,000 dollars for Iran.
But it isn’t true...so HOW can it be “funny” ?
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Washington votes tonight. Trump will get delegates. If the delegates that will be going to Cleveland prefer Cruz and are bound on the first vote to go for Trump how am I wrong?
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